The Staff at Durkin Law Offices, P.C. |
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| Joan Durkin |
Joan Durkin
Attorney, Mediator, Trainer
joan@durkinlegal.com |
Joan Durkin is the President of the firm and is the Senior Attorney. She has been practicing law for over a decade.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE - In addition to holding an MBA degree, she is a business owner and has served on the Board of Directors of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Chamber of Commerce, which gives her a unique insight into the needs of small business.
MEDIATION EXPERIENCE - Joan has resolved over 500 unfair labor practice cases, over 200 disputed benefit cases, over 50 U.S. Air Force employment cases, dozens of private sector employment disputes. Additionally Joan has mediated dozens of general civil and family law cases for Dispute Resolution Services of Tarrant County.
TRAINING - Joan is a highly sought after speaker and trainer.
WORKERS' COMPENSATION - Joan has served as a former hearing officer for the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission, so she is very familiar with the workers compensation laws and the operation of the TWCC. She has handled over 500 disputed benefit cases and has a success rate in excess of 90%. While past performance is not a predictor of future results, it shows that experience counts!
EDUCATION
BA from the University of Texas at Arlington
MBA from the University of North Texas
JD from Southern Methodist University Law School.
Ms. Durkin is also an experienced mediator with over eighteen years experience. She has over 200 hours of specialized alternate dispute resolution training including courses from the:
ASSOCIATIONS
Attorney-Mediator Institute
Dispute Resolution Services
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Resolution Group
Dallas Bar Association |
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| Jim Graham |
James Graham is an associate trial attorney whose primary practice involves criminal and family matters. Additionally, James handles general civil litigation and insurance matters. Prior to attending law school, James had years of experience as a law enforcement officer and arson investigator. He uses that experience and understanding of the criminal justice system and criminal investigations to represent you and protect your rights
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James is one of the few attorneys in the nation that is also a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI). He has been the lead investigator in over 600 origin and cause investigations. He has testified on fire origin and cause determinations in both civil and criminal courts. James has taught and lectured to lawyers, fire investigators, and fire fighters regarding fire investigations and fire code inspections. He can represent you, or assist you in any criminal or civil matter involving a fire or arson investigation.
James was also certified as a fire code inspector. He can assist you in matters relating to fire codes and inspections, including issues stemming from the International Fire Code and codes published by the National Fire Protection Association.
James has experience in all types of property insurance matters. If you have an insurance claim relating to your home or property insurance, do not take on your insurance company alone. The insurance company’s adjuster is there to assist in processing the claim; not to represent you or protect your rights and interests!
During his career, James has been recognized for numerous honors, including designation as a Top Attorney by Fort Worth, Texas Magazine and as a Rising Star in San Antonio by Scene in SA magazine.
TRAINING - James is a highly sought after speaker and trainer regarding fire and arson investigations and the resulting criminal and civil litigation.
EDUCATION
A.S. from Olympic College, Bremerton, Washington
B.A.A.S. from Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas
J.D. from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas
ASSOCIATIONS
State Bar of Texas
Tarrant County Bar Association
Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
The College of the State Bar of Texas
National Association of Fire Investigators
International Association of Arson Investigators |
Jim Graham
Attorney
james@durkinlegal.com |
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LITIGATION LEGAL ASSISTANT
Cases that have been filed in State or Federal Court are handled by a legal assistant who has at least ten years experience with drafting pleadings, scheduling hearings, drafting discovery and responses, preparing witnesses for deposition and hearing. The legal assistant handles most of the communication with the client in gathering facts and data needed by the attorneys to evaluate and litigate the case. |
Mary Barazza
Litigation Assistant &
Office Manager
mary@durkinlegal.com |
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PRE-LITIGATION LEGAL ASSISTANT
Cases that involve employment claims or injuries (other than work comp), as well as non litigation matters such as wills and real estate are handled by the prelit assistant. The legal assistant handles most of the communication with the client in gathering facts and data needed by the attorneys to evaluate and negotiate the case. |
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WORKERS COMPENSATION ASSISTANT
Cases before the Division of Workers Compensation involve a high degree of specialized knowledge of the forms, deadlines and systems. Legal assistants that handle these cases are well trained and knowledgeable about medical terminology, work comp terminology and deadlines, work comp forms and case handling strategy. The legal assistant handles most of the daily communication with the client, health care providers and adjusters as well as the Division of Workers Compensation. |
Dana Baggarly
Work Comp
Legal Assistant
dana@durkinlegal.com |
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INTAKE COORDINATOR
Potential clients will speak with an intake coordinator whose job it is, to gather as much relevant data as they can in a short period of time so that the attorneys will have enough information to evaluate the case and the caller will not have to repeat the same information again and again. The intake coordinator must ask for a great deal of detail in order for us to be able to determine if we can help the caller. |
Jesica Ramirez
Workers Comp Legal Assistant & Bilingual Intake Coordinator
jesica@durkinlegal.com |
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FRONT OFFICE
Front office staff deal with walk in clients, mail handling and billing. They are the firms first contact with potential customers and they are continuously trained in customer service techniques. |
Durkin Law Offices, P.C.
1315 Brookside Drive, Suite B
Hurst, Texas 76053
817-545-9700
817-545-5071 (fax) |
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| The Durkin Law Offices, P.C. handles cases in Dallas, Tarrant, Johnson, Hood, Denton, Wise, Parker, Clay and Wichita Counties including the Cities of Decatur, Hurst, Fort Worth, Arlington, Granbury, Weatherford, Azle, Irving, Grapevine, Coppell, Colleyville, Southlake, Burleson, Euless, Haltom City, North Richland Hills, Watauga, Farmers Branch, Keller and others. Other areas reviewed on a case by case basis. |
